Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,813 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,542 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.6%
90.4%
Net pay
9.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,542 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 2,813 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.14 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.6% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 33,756 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 30,501 KWD per year, or 2,542 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.6% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23961
29.0%
1
Canada
KWD 22042
34.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 30115
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 26048
22.8%
2
Chile
KWD 25906
23.3%
3
Uruguay
KWD 24799
26.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 24773
26.6%
5
Brazil
KWD 24645
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 24573
27.2%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 24028
28.8%
8
Ecuador
KWD 23440
30.6%
9
Mexico
KWD 23173
31.4%
10
Peru
KWD 23094
31.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 21939
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24611
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 23785
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 22999
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 22667
32.9%
4
Ghana
KWD 22635
32.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22620
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 21617
36.0%
7
Morocco
KWD 21149
37.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 20930
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 20849
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 20604
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19661
41.8%
12
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.
NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.
NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.